Since this was our kid's first visit to Chicago, most of our activities were things that would interest a nine and four year-old. So we took them to the Crown Fountain in Millennium Park, which is a combination outdoor sculpture and splash pad. The fountain consists of two 50 foot-tall glass brick towers, with a black granite reflecting pool between them. The glass towers play digital images of faces, which every once in awhile will squirt out a stream of water.
It’s a popular spot in the summer. Most of the kids were completely soaked (along with a few of the adults there too).
And then we headed over to The Bean, which was packed with people. I was really glad that I had visited there a few hours earlier when it was way less crowded.
From there we took the bus to Navy Pier, and then took the kids to the Chicago Children's Museum. After they had fully explored the museum, we went over to catch one of the Architecture Boat Tours that depart from the pier. The tour-boat headed out, passing through the lock and then started slowly heading up the Chicago River. It was an interesting experience to see the many skyscrapers from a different perspective.
The tour-guide provided a mix of architecture facts and cheesy jokes. And she was also sure to point out which of their competitors was the boat that had a bunch of raw sewage dumped on it by the Dave Matthews Band tour bus in 2004. Luckily our tour-boat passed under all the bridges without any incident that day.
The boat then headed back out into Lake Michigan, and sped around for a few minutes. It was a hot day, so the breeze on the lake felt really nice.
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